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In the Belfry Chamber at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester, Massachusetts hangs a floral, block-printed wallpaper by the French firm Zuber & Cie. The pattern 'Décor Chinois' was originally created in 1832 to mimic eighteenth century, hand-painted Chinese wallpapers. Designer Henry Davis Sleeper added his creative flair by cutting the paper to cover the many angles in the bedroom, once referred to as a polyhedral nightmare. Where there were voids in the paper, he cut out birds and foliage from elsewhere in the pattern to fill in the space. At Beauport, the paper gives the room a lush, jungle-like effect.